poesia

See also: poesía

Catalan

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pu.əˈzi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [po.əˈzi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [po.eˈzi.a]

• Audio:

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Noun

poesia f (plural poesies)

1. poetry

Related terms

• poema
• poeta

See also

• Categoria:Poesia on the Catalan Wikisource.Wikisource ^ca

Further reading

• “poesia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “poesia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “poesia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “poesia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Wikisource ^it

Etymology

From Latin poesis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po.eˈzi.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: po‧e‧sì‧a

Noun

poesia f (plural poesie)

1. poetry, verse
2. poem
3. illusion, daydream (figurative)

Related terms

• poeta
• poetico

Further reading

• poesia in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• poesia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Occitan

Alternative forms

• poesio, poèsio (Mistralian)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

poesia f (plural poesias)

1. poetry (class of literature)

Related terms

• poeta

Portuguese

Wikisource ^pt

Etymology

From Latin poesis, from Ancient Greek ποίησις (poíēsis, “production, composition”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.eˈzi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.eˈzi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.eˈzi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pu.eˈzi.ɐ/, /pwɛˈzi.ɐ/, /pwiˈzi.ɐ/

• Audio (Brazil):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: po‧e‧si‧a

Noun

poesia f (plural poesias)

1. poetry (class of literature)

Further reading

• “poesia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “poesia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “poesia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “poesia”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025